Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	form_n	prayer_n	set_a	6,981	5	11.4340	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23829	A letter to a friend concerning the behaviour of Christians under the various revolutions of state-governments	Allix, Pierre, 1641-1717.	1693 (1693)	Wing A1225; ESTC R14319	18,890	34

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